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ISUZU SHOCKS THE MARKET ANNOUNCING LOCAL EV PROGRAM

May 10, 2018 Jon Thomson

Isuzu has taken the industry by surprise announcing that its local Australian subsidiary is developing its own electric truck concept and could possibly build the truck here to answer what it say is strong demand […]

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VOLVO’S PEDEN PROMOTED TO INTERNATIONAL ROLE

May 10, 2018 Jon Thomson

Much admired and respected  vice president of sales for Volvo Trucks Australia and Oceania, Mitch Peden, has been promoted to an international role within the Volvo Group after being announced as the new managing director […]

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PBS UPTAKE ACCELERATES ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY BODIES

May 8, 2018 Jon Thomson

A joint release by the Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA) and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has revealed that 17 per cent of all new heavy vehicles sold in Australia last year were PBS approved […]

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READY, SET, GO! FUSO LAUNCHES BUILT READY RANGE

May 8, 2018 Jon Thomson

With waiting lists at truck body builders getting longer and  more unwieldy and a need to manage customer expectionation for light truck delivery times Fuso has announced it has launched a range of ready to […]

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CHEERS – US BREWER COMMITS TO NIKOLA FUEL CELL TRUCKS

May 7, 2018 Jon Thomson

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch has announced it  has ordered up to 800 of Nikola Motor Co.’s semi-trucks in the largest single deal on record for heavy-duty delivery trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Anheuser-Busch stated that […]

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NIKOLA TAKES AIM AT TESLA WITH LAWSUIT

May 7, 2018 Jon Thomson

Nikola Motor Company has filed a lawsuit  in Arizona alleging that Tesla’s all electric truckinfringes on the hydrogen truck start up’s patents. The lawsuit claims Tesla willfully copied these patents in creating its electric truck, […]

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BOOM BOOM, TRUCK SALES CONTINUE TO RISE

May 7, 2018 Jon Thomson

The truck sale boom continued in April with heavy-duty sales in particular leading the way. April truck sales totalled 2,757 for the month, 157 units less than the outstanding figures for March but well ahead […]

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DAIMLER ANNOUNCES US RECRUIT FOR NETWORK DEVELOPMENT ROLE

May 1, 2018 Jon Thomson

Daimler Truck and Bus has announced a new US recruit to its Australian operation with the announcement  that Matt Smedley will be joining the company’s down under team as the head of network development. Smedley […]

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NATURAL GAS POWERED AUTOS MAKE FOR CLEANER GARBAGE TRUCKS

May 1, 2018 Jon Thomson

A German company plans to acquire 30 additional Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT (Natural Gas Technology) refuse trucks equipped with Allison  automatic transmissions. In December 2016, the municipally-owned company put into service the first of 10 Allison-equipped […]

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SHELL STARSHIP AIMING LOW WHEN IT COMES TO FUEL USE

April 30, 2018 Jon Thomson

In a bid to defend fossil fuels future in heavy road transport Shell has  continued to finance the development of a highly fuel efficient semi trailer  which has been seen in several different evolutions in  […]

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